Radio Postbag
Each year on the radio we would receive letters from grateful patients. Whilst carrying out ward rounds there is always the comments received in person. It's the letters received at a later date which have an impact on the volunteers, as it gives a real boost to their morale.
This page carries some letters which dropped through our letterbox in 1993.
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Feedback ( Post bag )10th July
A letter of thanks has been received 10/7, Joe Boyton a former patient on ward 5 writes:-
To the disc jockeys of Radio Heatherwood. I did enjoy your programs very much, not so much that I won one of your mugs, but because you do a good job, you seem to keep in touch with what the patients want, and I liked the fact that the disc jocks came and took the requests and compiled the program around them, and one thing I liked above all was the fact that while listening to the program, one could put a face to the disc jockey.
Oh by the way can the young lady pronounce “ Klaus Wunderlich the organist ”.
Thanks for playing a few of my requests, I am sending a small donation.(£15 received).
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Feedback ( Post bag )13th September
A letter has been received 13/9 from Mrs Dorothy Portsmouth, she writes:-
Please accept enclosed cheque for £15. I should like you to put £10 towards another radio as you did for my dear Fred.
I had a brief stint in ward 5 for my foot operation, but I enjoyed my stay, helped by the sister and staff also you good people.
When I bought a battery also some draw tickets I was given a booklet. I was so touched to see my dear Fred's name in print !.
Every success for the future, you all work very hard I am sure, to provide your radio service to the hospital patients. sincerely Dorothy Portsmouth.
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Feedback ( Post bag )13th September
A second letter has been received 13/9 from Daisy Latham, she writes:-
Once more i would like to give a donation of £16 for a loan radio for the wards.
A neighbour of mine passed away last week. I did a collection for her I brought flowers and had £16 over so i would very much like a radio in her name Rose Gilkerson.
Thanking everyone for the care and love through the years.
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Forget Me Not Club
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Forget me not club
Betty Lacinski.
Click to Enlarge:-The loan radio's which were picking up sponsors caught the members of the forget me not club.
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Forget me not club
Kathleen Liddell.
Click to Enlarge:-A number of units were marked with names of former members who passed on.
1993 Year Seventeen Story Unfolds
1993 was a very busy year for the station management and as the year unfolded there was much to do and organise
For further information about this year:- Follow the links
Long Service Awards Trolley Shop
The station secretary having taken over the correspondence for the league of friends 1990 had noticed the ladies on the trolley shop had achieved many years service without any recognition.
Trolley shop ladies celebrate 21yrs service May Ettridge founder Member says thanks.
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This was put right when he arranged a secret presentation which awarded certificates and long service medals to all the ladies of the trolley shop.
May Ettridge who had started the trolley was given a large framed photo from the radio staff.
Gordon Young went along to the presentation to represent the radio staff.
